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Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book
Tonya Bolden
Item #:
9780062967404
Price:
$19.99
As a mail carrier, Victor Hugo Green traveled across New Jersey
every day. But with Jim Crow laws enforcing segregation since
the late 1800s, traveling as a Black person in the US could be
stressful, even dangerous.
So in the 1930s, Victor created a guide, The Negro Motorist
Green-Book, compiling information on where to go and what
places to avoid so that Black travelers could have a safe and
pleasant time. While the Green Book started out small,
over the years it became an expansive, invaluable resource for
Black people throughout the country—all in the hopes that one
day such a guide would no longer be needed.
Award-winning author Tonya Bolden and acclaimed illustrator
Eric Velasquez shine a light on this little-known history of
Victor Hugo Green and the deep impact of his incredible book on
generations of Black families in America.Book, 40
pages.
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